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Show ui.iri 47 CALT ST.VT3 T2T.ZZ EAST 2ZZ la::: ?.:2" 00. cr:i, ui.'.ii ; in luiua Mppowau ilM) PireDiM By GARY R. BLODGETT - Davis FARMINGTON County Commission Tuesday gave the green light to Kays-vill- e city official , to proceed with a joint storm drainage project along Bears Creek in Kaysville. FOLLOWING A public hearing Tuesday with city of- ficials, the commission acting as the County Flood Control Committee approved the project which is to cost an estimated $175,000 to $180,000. It was decided, however, that the project will be put out for bid m two phases, one as a holding reservoir and the other for trunk lines. KAYSVILLE Mayor Gar Elison said the pond, if built at a reduced size as proposed, would cost about $60,000 to $65,000 and the trunk lines will cost an estimated $110,000 to $115,000. An earlier estimate had placed the lines at about $130,000, he told the Many local residents have been looking for ways to cool pT this homed to an official 103 degrees. Air Condicek, as temjx-idluitioners were running at full cool. But some cooled off and had fun at the same time. Brian Jamieson likes to watch, but not get wet. While at the same time Colette Stahle, Matthew Jamieson and Sara Ann Stahle start the wetting process. project in Clinton and a project in Layton. Commissioner Flint said the 500 South project, costing about $116,000, is a joint ven- ture with the state where a main trunk line blew up. East Layton and North Salt Lake are also on the priority list for upcoming projects, the commission explained UNDER A new county-wid- e flood control program, the county collects a 2 mill levy tax solely for storm drainage projects, this being the first year under the new program. The committee said monies collected prior to reim- bursement into the program totaled $841,000. But of this amount, about $305,000, has commitments and expenditures totaling $720,000. AFTER CHECKING with Rodney County Clerk-AuditWalker, Commissioner Flint :4 committee The total project noiding is pond and trunk lines atop the list of priority projects on the Davis County flood control program. OTHER PRIME projects include 2600 South in Boun- - - A special SUNSET improvement district has been okayed by the Sunset City Council for construction of sidewalk, curb and gutter along a stretch of Highway 84. THE PROJECT will run the countys animal control program. In other business, the council was told that work on the new tennis courts adjacent to the city hall has been completed The two lighted courts were built at a cost of nearly $26,000 with 50 percent funding from the Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation and matching city funds, Mayor Sant said A REPORT to the council from the police department showed about 200 citations had been issued during July compared to 100 warning tickets, Mr. Watkins said. CLEARFIELD After hearing compaints about the difficulty of complying with The council previously told it of the police department didnt expect a quota tickets to be issued and said, it was obvious that a lot of tickets were being written y from 1800 North to 2100 North and will be constructed on the west side of the highway, said City Councilman Bruce By GARY R. BLODGETT - Davis FARMINGTON Commission County increased its 1978 mill levy by 4.62 mills following a public hearing Tuesday afternoon Watkins. About $15,000 in state and local matching funds will be utilized for the project with affected property owners to be assessed for the construction, said Mayor Norman Sant. IN OTHER action, the council okayed construction of five four-ple- x apartment units at about 2500 North and 150 West in the Commonwealth Square Subdivision adjacent to Fremont Elementary School Those units were the first to be approved by the council after a moratorium on multiple unit construction had been lifted several months ago, Mayor Sant said. Okayed under a special condition ordinance, the project will include rental units covering about 900 square feet each and will rent for about $250 a month, Mr. Sant said. IN CONJUNCTION with that approval, the council also congave the green light to struction of 12 townhouses in a planned development. The $70,000 to $85,000 units will be built under provisions of the citys planned residential unit development ordinance and will be of condominium-typ- e construction, Mr. Sant said. The mayor told the council he will return to the Clearfield City Council in an effort to create a joint animal control system for Sunset, Clearfield and Clinton. We are looking at ways to get funds and have felt that maybe it would be better to operate between the three cities. We could retain one man as r. COUNCILMAN Watkins said about $3,600 is presently being sent annually by Sunset By TOM BUSSELBERG CLINTON The Clinton City Council has decided to hold four area public information hearings before it takes further action on a proposed shopping center - THE MEETINGS will be set up because information obtained after a June public hearing apparently is not representative of the feelings of residents, former Mayor Gerald V. Bush, since named as a city councilman, said I think those at the June meeting were initially posed but I think well get op- the reaction from the rest of the city and they will probably be in favor, Mr. Bush said. Those at the hearing said we didnt need a shopping center and that it would cost a lot more than the business that would be generated They said they wanted Clinton to remain a farming community." AT QUESTION is possible of a multi-millio- n dollar mall on about 22Vi acres on the corner of 1300 North and 2000 West. Mr. Bush said the city council and construction planning commission have enunanimous given dorsement to such a project but, "we want to stress that if the land were rezoned the developer would have to withstand extremely close scrutiny. The property is owned by Myron B. Child and is presently zoned agricultural. According to Mr. Bush, a son of the owner, Myron B Child, Jr originated the developBut the elder ment idea. Child has "made absolutely no commitment and is not decided at all on the shopping center plan. THE PROPOSED center would include a large grocery store as the anchor and the former mayor says, "I understand there are two or three grocery chains very interested. As the food store would develop, other adjacent stores would be constructed including a drug and variety store, home improvement center, several small businesses and theaters. After the regional meetings, a second public hearing held to bring be will together information obtained at those meetings and residents will be given another chance to comment on the proposal, Mr. Bush said. THE TOTAL mill levy was jumped from 11.83 to 16 45 mills, but only the general and fund capital improvement funds were increased, the commission explained The general fund was increased by 1 12 mills and the capital improvements budget was increased 3.50 mills 12 general MOST OF the fund increase will be used to pay salary increases while the 1 3.50 capital improvements increase will be used to pay for courthouse construction amounting to $325,000. There were no increases noted in any of the special improvement projects of the county budget. AT THE same time, the budget was opened and $4.10,000 surplus noted to take care of $423,000 of additional expenses m the general fund Most of the general fund expenses involved salary increases of $50 per month plus 7 percent for all county full-tim- e not employees, including elected officials COUNTY Rodney Walker noted that some of the overspending m the general fund budget included inflated costs of materials and supplies, HOWEVER, Clerk-Audit- increased postage, additional Put In His Place Husband - Why does a woman say she has been shopping when she hasnt bought a thing? Wife - Why does a man say hes been fishing when he hasnt caught a thing? court costs, increase of in- surance premiums and additional costs for juvenile detention. The general fund mill levy will be 9 05 mills. THIS IS far below the maximum allowed by law, said Commissioner Glen W. Flint. By law we could have raised the general fund budget to 16 mills but as it is our total county mill levy is only slightly over 16 mills. Special project levies remained the same as this year. ABOUT A dozen interested persons turned out for the public hearing which was intended to be a hearing on the budget but revolved into a hearing on the proposed mill levy increase. Officially, the mill levy was not set by the commission until Thursday morning. WE DID all the cu'g and refiguring we could to trim this budget, said Mr. Walker, I know we (county commission) get blamed for raising the mill levy but there is no other choice if we are to continue county-wid- e to " offer services One interested woman at Tuesdays hearing said she was opposed to the county employees getting two raises m one year first a 7 percent cost of living raise and then a $50 per month raise. OTHER EMPLOYEES dont get two raises a year, they can barely keep up with the cost of living, if that," she told the commission. 1 wish 1 could get two raises a year." Mr. Walker said the increase in the county mill levy will amount to about $55 per family based on a home and property valued at $60,000. IN DEFENSE of the salary increases, Commissioner Flint explained that If we dont increase the salaries and keep them somewhat in line with other similar jobs, we lose our employees to other businesses. The county ends up being a training ground for others. and it was felt more warning tickets should be issued, Mr. Watkins said. lmj Commissioner William Moss added that the mill levy revenue only covers about half the countys total ex- penses. Grants, fees and other for the revenue account balance. WEST BOUNTIFUL Mayor Grant Secrist attended the hearing and said he had sympathy for the commission but also a few points of criticism. He said there is too much duplication of services between the county and cities, citing the flood control program as an example. He also suggested a tighter rein on salaries and if necessary a cutback in equipment as a means of keeping the mill levy down. JERRY LOPEZ of North Salt Lake also criticized the commission for duplicating services. The sheriffs depart- ment, for example, should serve only where there is no other law enforcement protection and stay out of communities where cities have adequate police protection, he said. This could cut some expense. MR. LOPEZ also was critical of municipalities paying the way for persons of the unincorporated area. With added annexations, there should be less area for the county to serve, but this doesnt seem to be the case, he said. Commissioner Flint said are for all Davis County residents most county services and cited the more than 800 clients on the countys mental health rolls. WE DONT try to be a dictator, the commissioner responded. "We ask the cities what they want us to help them do and then try to do what we can with the money we have." project but told Mayor Elison that the city may have to put additional funds into the project to begin with and then be reimbursed by the county in next years budget. MAYOR ELISON said the city had appropriated funds for this project and that this arrangement would be accep- table. The holding pond will be located on Bears Creek between Utah Highway 106 and U S. Highway 89. MAYOR ELISON told the committee that there is residential development planned m the area but that the homes will be built on the rim with their backyards extending to the holding pond. and is driving people out of - to the county for support of tee approved the Kaysville Alternatives To Ordinance On Parking By TOM BUSSELBERG By TOM BUSSELBERG reported that there probably is enough money in the bank to cover this project. On that basis, the commit- Clearfield Asks - e COOL OFF tiful, 500 South in Bountiful, a parking regulations for a home occupation, such as a beauty parlor, the Clearfield City Council told a South Ogden woman to make revision proposals known to the citys planning commission. LINDA CHRISTENSEN of South Ogden, speaking in behalf of Clearfield resident and beautician Janet Ostler, said regulations requiring three parking spaces for business use and two for residential use at a home oc- cupation site is unreasonable. Now on the pretext that its legal (to conduct a home occupation such as a beauty parlor in a home), unsuspecting residents find it impossible. The planning commission knew it could deny 90 percent of the requests based on parking." THE ORDINANCE requires five parking spaces, each nine feet wide and 20 feet deep, she said, and only one person has been able to qualify. Its discouraging Davis Seeks Participation in Planning - PartFARMINGTON icipation will besought from residents of Val Verda in formulating a master plan within the next year, the Davis County Planning Commission has been told THE COMMISSION has received copies of a work sheet outlining areas to be covered In making the plan aimed at setting growth policies in the unincorporated area boasting about 9,000 residents. Districts will be formed within the area to obtain input from residents on such facets as park demand, com- expansion and SOCIAL, economic and mercial town. She said other cities, such as Sunset, did not have such restrictive clauses in their home occupation ordinances, Donal to which Mayor Townley said, I agree with that analysis that some cities have tailored their ordinances to be more liberal. We held The several hearings. provision was not made to impose commercial parking restrictions. Part of the restrictive measures are so others wont be impeded. SPEAKING IN defense of five space parking the rule, Councilman Gerald Heaton said that to his knowledge home operators often had three dryers and one chair, allowing four people to be receiving service while a fifth could be waiting. Three is considered the minimum number of cars for one chair. I think the big problem isnt five cars but one parking in front of the other. It doesnt mean that we couldnt modify that said, Mayor Townley Commercial areas can rent space adjacent to their properties now for parking but that isnt allowed in home occupation businesses. Its even more restrictive for residential- -I think its ridiculous A practical solution where adjacent residents agree would be to rent space off. the street as now permitted in commercial zones IN SPEAKING three fender bender accidents because parlor. population, ties and existing land use. The first meetings with residents will be held in the fall, Mr, Carter said, tb cars were parked front of a beauty He said a home beauty parlor is located on his street. THE WEEKLY REFLEX 197 "8 North Main St, Layton Phone 376-91- 33 Published Weakly by CLIPPER PUBLISHING CO. John StsMs. Jr.. PuMMmt Second Class Postage " Paid At Layton, Utah physical data will be collected including data on income, growth patterns, school facili- in right population density, said Scott Carter, a county planner. employment, of possible modifications to allow onstreet parking, Councilman Heaton said, I remember : SUSSCRCTO S4.53 per year Out sd Stats SMbssrtgesn W.H OwraintoO unmounts M (Payable In Advance) |